Might have to play the lottery…
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10 March 2014 at 4:41 am #28783
So, after my rich haul of cherry at a recent estate sale, I stumbled across an ad on the local craigslist for “hundreds of old hand tools”…of course, I couldn’t resist.
I came away with another rich haul; again could hardly believe my luck.
Sargent #4
Stanley #4
Stanley #5c
Stanley #7
All three stanleys are type 8 from 1899-1902; all four planes in very nice shape, painted red at some point, just need a little fettling/sharpening to be ready to use.20+ vintage Nicholson/Disston saw files in an assortment of tapers and lengths, little used to unused condition
a partial set of nicholson needle files of various shapes/profiles
A dozen or so assorted files in good shape, including several NOS Nicholson mill bastard fine cut files
A set of double-ended very fine files resembling rifflers in shape but with a typical file surface instead of rasp teeth
two nice saw sets, one a nice APEX with adjustments for TPI
An unknown maker saw vice in well-used but perfectly serviceable condition
Two single pin marking gauges, in need of new pins but very tight, with wooden thumbscrews
A dual bladed spokeshave, Seymour and sons, like Stanley 60
Stanley sliding bevel, all aluminum, very tight, no wobble at all.
Stanley retractable knife, not sure of age, but in very good working condition, with new blades ca. 1983
Two framing squares, one an aluminum craftsman, one and a solid steel Nicholson framing square, very heavy, both in perfect condition. Believe the Nicholson to be from the 40’s
Two drawknives, one from Warnock, a 6″ and a 9”
Starret calipers and Pexto dividers
An interesting tool set which I discovered through research is actually a drill press (I think) accessory. It consists of a metal block with slots to hold pairs of shaping cutters like simple moldings, grooves, coves, double and triple beads, etc. I hope to adapt this in some way to use it like a scratch stock or perhaps to build a wooden body to encase the block and use it like a plane …not sure exactly what I’ll do with this, but thought it was cool looking so had to grab it.
All this for about the same price I saw a single Stanley #7 sell for on Ebay today.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.10 March 2014 at 10:26 am #28796very nice find Chris there are still bargains to be had out there .
10 March 2014 at 1:07 pm #28800Thanks, guys…and Eddy is right. it takes some luck and some work, but it is possible to really fill out a kit for a reasonable amount of money. Lots and lots of perfectly good used tools out there.
Really happy about the saw vise and the #7 especially. Plus almost everything there are things I will potentially use at some point. And a lot of the tools are things I didn’t have yet.
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Impressive outing! Did the seller appreciate that you are a user instead of a dealer? There are quite a few dealers where I live who scour CL and swoop down to buy collections…but some sellers like to see their tools go to a good home.
I have to remind myself that there are still good, affordable tools out there. If you look at eBay for too long, the world seems pretty dismal. I was thinking of bidding on some long paring chisels this past weekend, and they went for TWICE as much as what would have been my maximum. I am not sure how Paul and crew finds any good deals online.
10 March 2014 at 8:09 pm #28811Yah, Scott, he definitely did. He said he’d much rather sell stuff to someone who would use them.
Having said that, I have on occasion bought things to sell just to pay for some of my own purchases, but I always do auctions and let the item go for what ever it will bring; some sellers gouge on shipping, too, but I always charge only what it costs to ship the item when I do sell. Basically, I try to act as a seller in the same way I would want someone to deal with me.
After coming home, I gave the gentleman’s information to a friend in the HVAC business who I thought might be interested in some of the non-woodworking stuff; pipe wrenches, pliers, etc. He went and bought some more stuff so I was glad to help both of them out that way.
13 March 2014 at 6:19 am #28869Nice finds, Chris. That’s a great value for your funds when you happen upon a trove
like that. I love a good value. Especially when you consider that these are quality, lifetime tools. You’re on a roll! Enjoy!Chris, yes that is a very nice find. You are lucky. In my case I only run up on those once in a great while. I found a collection of tools a few months ago that had already been gone through pretty good but I did walk away with a couple of plow planes, saws, and a few wooden plans.
I read somewhere that some of the old military issued planes where painted red. Could this find be from old military stock?
Chris, just a note on your saw set. The numbers on the set are not nessisarily the TPI. I just baught a new one from Lee Valley and the instructions say that the graduations on the dial are only intended as a indication for you when you want to reset again. I set a tennon saw thinking that these settings were TPI and I had to go back and take some of the set out. Just sharing a “lesssons learned”. The next time I set a saw I used a very slight set and then worked my way up untile I got enough set that the swa didn’t bind and enough that I could control the directoon of cut closer…
14 March 2014 at 4:14 am #28917*Very* lucky, and don’t I know it! In the past 9 months or so since I’ve started my hand tool journey I’ve happened a couple of nice finds like this which have gone a long way towards filling out my kit. Unfortunately its turned me into a bit of a craigslist junkie, haha.
I think the planes were user painted at some point as I can see some spots where the original japanning is visible through a couple of chips. However, I don’t know for sure as it is possible the military issues were painted over the japanning. I will have to try to find some more info on this.
Your post got me to looking up some more info…(thanks!)
As for the one saw set, after a little research, it is a Charles Morrill Apex no. 95 made sometime around 1914-1920 (much thanks to Toolemera, who has published a 1917 sales brochure on this line of saw sets, with directions, thankfully…) This model does have a rotating anvil with markings corresponding to TPI, unlike the Lee Valley model. This is not entirely the method by which set is determined, but rather where the bend is made. Another gauge screw helps determine the amount of set.
The moulding cutters and mount are a two cutter moulding set for a table saw. The newer versions use a three cutter mount for a smoother cut and better balance with a more substantial mounting disc. the cutters should be slotted on the flat side to help provide a more substantial and secure mounting and the assembled unit goes on the arbor with the cutters on the leading edge in the direction of rotation.
20 March 2014 at 2:43 am #29072Thanks for that. I suspected something of the sort; the only thing I could find when I researched it was a similar product from the same manufacturer for a drill press. I actually found a brochure for the drill press version for sale. That tool had a circular mount but with the same cutters.
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